NYC inches closer to creating 'land bank' for tax debts and seized properties

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani Mayor Mamdani and the City Council have named appointments to a proposed “land bank” to replace the city’s controversial tax lien sale system.
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President Trump and Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who have struck an unusually amicable relationship, will meet at Gracie Mansion.
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NEW YORK (PIX11) - Mayor Zohran Mamdani is set to meet with President Trump at Gracie Mansion on Monday, Sept. 21. The mayor's office confirmed the discussion between Mamdani and Trump will be focused on issues affecting New York City and New Yorkers. President Trump’s trip to New York City happens to be at the [...]
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The Mamdani administration is pressing state regulators to strengthen proposed rules governing “buy now, pay later” lenders, warning that financially strapped New Yorkers are increasingly using the products to pay for groceries, rent and medical care — leaving some juggling multiple loans and sinking deeper into debt. In comments submitted to the state Department of...